Hérémakhonon — Roman (1976)

Authors : Maryse Condé — Romancière guadeloupéenne, auteure majeure de la littérature antillaise

Genres : roman

Original language : francais

Editions

  • , 1976 en

Description

First novel by Maryse Condé, published in 1976. The story takes place in an imaginary African village and follows the downfall of a young urban man corrupted by the values of money and power. Hérémakhonon, the village’s old spiritual chief, predicts the destruction of his community by these new values. The novel is a virulent critique of neo-colonialism and African elites who would sacrifice traditions for an alienating modernity. The work already establishes the themes that run through all of Condé’s literature: betrayal, identity, and spiritual quest.

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